Increase in Food Standards Agency charges could 'decimate' small abattoirs

FSA charges are currently discounted according to the number of hours involved so that smaller abattoir businesses, which require fewer hours regulation, receive a greater discount

Rachael Brown
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Increase in Food Standards Agency charges could 'decimate' small abattoirs

Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has warned an increase in Food Standards Agency (FSA) charges for small abattoirs would create a 'major new challenge' in the ongoing efforts to reverse the decline of...

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